Features
Treating tendon problems
Vanessa Lee says that tendinopathy is like shooting in the wind: it can be annoying but manageable. Injuries in competitive archery are common. At the 2017 Hyundai Archery World Championships in Mexico City, Oh Jin Hyek told me that he…
The hard choice: training with the bow
Patrick Huston explains his approach to getting strong with the bow… How would you feel if I told you I could give you a fabulous shortcut to putting more arrows in the middle? What if I told you you could…
The Armguard: an appreciation
Hugh Soar narrates a surprising history… I wonder, when they unstrap their bracers, how many archers give more than a passing thought to this unobtrusive object, as it gets tossed carelessly into the bowcase? Yet, it has a history comparable with…
Project: yourself
Erin Prior shows you how deliberate practice can make training effective. Many archers see the value in their training sessions to help them prepare physically and perhaps even mentally for their upcoming competitions. However, various other commitments in life can often…
Ask the experts
I thought ILF risers and limbs were all supposed to fit together the same? My limbs don’t fit exactly in the riser pocket? How does this all work, exactly? Andrew Smith says… International Limb Fitting, more commonly known as ILF,…
News
Archery Commonwealth Games bid submitted
An archery delegation presented a proposal to the event’s Additional Sports Review Panel. Archery GB has confirmed that it has delivered a proposal for archery’s inclusion in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as an additional optional sport. The organisation was…
Archery Commonwealth Games bid submitted
Archery GB has confirmed that it has delivered a proposal for archery’s inclusion in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as an additional optional sport. The organisation was joined by representatives from World Archery and Archery England to present a vision…
Great Britain – Korea archery partnership blossoms
Archery students from the elite Korean National Sports University visited the ArcheryGB base of Lilleshall this week, as the recurve squad trained with them in a joint week long camp, in preparation for elite competition next year with the World…
GBR take two Invictus Games archery medals as competition wraps in Sydney.
Jennifer Collins took home individual gold and team bronze from the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney, part of a nine-strong GBR team. The 37-year-old former RAF logistics officer topped the recurve open qualification to earn a bye into the semis.…
Vegas champion stripped of crown after positive doping test
The winner of the 2018 Vegas shoot shootdown, Bob Eyler, tested positive for cannabis and beta blockers at the event and after a lengthy investigation and arbitration procedure, has been banned from the sport for two years by the US…
Reviews
Review: Archery Scoring Apps
Sophie Meering takes us through some of the many current archery scoring apps on the market
New Season! New Bow?
Duncan Busby takes us through the decisions you’ll need to make when choosing a modern compound bow
Picking your kit: Stabilisers and setup
Patrick Huston completes his guide to choosing equipment with a look at a recurve archer’s stabilisation options
Arrow selection: Field archery
Speed Matters: James Park continues his series on arrow selection, this time looking at the factors that influence the best choice for an arrow for field archery
Q&A: Beginners compound equipment
Duncan Busby responds to a query on what equipment to start off with when you are still finding your draw length…
